Hyderabad to Bangalore : Route Queries

This is a discussion on Hyderabad to Bangalore : Route Queries within Route / Travel Queries, part of the Travelogues category; Thank you all for the inputs.
Based on that I have decided to stick to the Hebbal-BIAL route only....

I did Bangalore - Hyderabad on 20th June. Left Hebbal at 2.15PM and arrived at Shamshabad at 9.15PM. Journey contained one 15 minute power nap break and two bio breaks of 15 mins each. Since I was in the Getaway, never exceeded 120KMPH but the opp side traffic at Anantapur was pain.

Worse than near Kurnool? That's something new! Every single time I've been on this highway it's been hell (in terms of traffic discipline) near Kurnool and heaven along Anantapur - Penukonda - Bagepalli.

Good timing as usual. This highway deserves every paisa of the toll charge of nearly 85 paise per km.

My wife joined me in the jeep this time to Hyderabad on 13th june. Took us 7hrs Airport to Airport. Packed lunch at home and stopped under some tree between penukonda-anantapur.

Looks like a new trend is in place now, the fellows who come in the opposite direction in the same lane now started using lights to warn you of their stupidity. well, at least some sense is in place. Heavy trucks take the right and busses these days keep left.

There is a rustic dhaba on the road side just at the entrance of a place called pyapili. Tea & omelette were good. It was just about sunset and when ever i see a dhaba with a tank, i felt like taking a bath on the road side just like the truck drivers do.

I feel the road from gooty to kurnool has an unknown charm to it.

Came back on 27th June. Took 7hrs to reach airport and 1.5 hrs to reach koramangala from there.

Hi Everyone, Has anyone done a Hyd-Blr-Hyd road trip in recent past? Or the reverse route? The earlier post on this topic is old, would be very keen to know driving time and if the 4 lane work is done for the entire stretch. Amit

Hi Everyone, Has anyone done a Hyd-Blr-Hyd road trip in recent past? Or the reverse route? The earlier post on this topic is old, would be very keen to know driving time and if the 4 lane work is done for the entire stretch. Amit

Excellent road.4laned throughout.8hours is normal driving time city to city.Speeds of 100-120kph are easily achieved and maintained on this stretch.Plenty of petrol pumps.Eating facilities poor except for a couple of BP GHAR Dhabas at Gooty & kurnool.Total toll comes upto approx INR 425 one way.Factor in another 25rs if the toll at BIAL airport has started functioning.

Did this trip 2 weeks back. The road is awesome all the way through. No diversions whatsoever. Can maintain speeds of 100-120 kmph easily. Touched 140 kmph at some places. If you want to avoid the toll near the BIAL and also the traffic and are starting from the East side of Bangalore, take the BIAL road from Whitefield.
The best thing about the Bangalore-Hyderabad route is that there is very little traffic and the road is a pleasure to drive.
If you are driving at night, you need to be careful once you are nearing Shamshabad. There are lots and lots of flies on the road that get attracted to your headlights and they get splattered onto the windscreen making visibility very less. The road also suddenly turns into a single lane near to Shamshabad and the visibility becomes almost zero due to these flies and the high beams from the other side. Other than that, the road is one of the best ones I have driven in India.

Excellent road.4laned throughout.8hours is normal driving time city to city.Speeds of 100-120kph are easily achieved and maintained on this stretch.Plenty of petrol pumps.Eating facilities poor except for a couple of BP GHAR Dhabas at Gooty & kurnool.Total toll comes upto approx INR 425 one way.Factor in another 25rs if the toll at BIAL airport has started functioning.

Near gooty some diversions where to taken because of work going on. Now that work is also done?

From Whitefield, just keep following the route to NH4. Turn left where the road joins the NH4. After you go a little forward, there is a board showing the route for Bangalore International Airport. Turn right onto this road and then all you have to do is to follow this road. Then, once near the airport, you will get directions for Hyderabad. This road will join the Hyderabad route directly after Devanahalli. There is no confusion at all and you will avoid the whole ORR traffic. The road is also quite good.
You will not be going to the airport either as this road directly touches the NH after Devanahalli.

Edit: I just checked you are doing the route the other way. I think this map should help :

The road I suggested is better than NH207. This is the road meant for people going to the airport, so it is very good. I haven't been on NH207 in this stretch but atleast on the other side, the NH207 has a lot of speed breakers and passes through a lot of villages where the road is very narrow. The BIAL road on the other hand is very good through out.

Thanks to all who helped me to bye pass BIAL / Hebbel to reach Whitefield.

Stayed at Hotel Sai Rennaisance opposite Sai Baba's Brindavan Ashram in Whitefield. A/C Deluxe Double Room was 1900 + Tax = 2150 per night. Included free WiFi but not free breakfast. Pure veg place. Neat clean rooms and also a neat clean hotel with its own safe secure parking. Worth it. Due to the long weekend, they offered me 10% discount if I take the club room @ 2400 + Tax. Club room includes free breakfast, free cold drinks, free snacks. I did not opt for it.